phut
located in modern day libya
phut
put
libya
what are the three different names for phut?
(including “phut”)
ham
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the descendents of _____ were located in phut
paintings
drawings
two answer fill in the blank
phut’s culture in _________ and ________ show that they were advanced in art, politics, music, etc.
cush
greatest civilization in the interior of ancient africa; modern day sudan
interior
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cush was the greatest civilization in the __________ of ancient africa
piankhi
cushite warrior who conquered egypt
nubia
ethiopia
two answer fill in the blank
cush is also known as _______ or ________
ebed-melech
helped rescue the prophet jeremiah from prison
ethiopian eunuch
led to christ by the apostle philip; first african on record to become a christian
sabea
east of cush; modern day ethiopia
seba
aksum
two answer fill in the blank
sabea is also known as _____ and kingdom of _______
edesius
frumentius
who were the two roman christian slaves that brought the gospel to ethiopia in AD 300?
orthodox
what type of church was created in ethiopia?
simon of cyrene
from cyrene in libya, a center for christianity
(helped Jesus with carry His cross)
tertullian
cyprian
who are the two church leaders from carthage that spread the gospel?
clement of alexandria
wrote “shepherd of tender youth”, the oldest surviving Christian hymn
“shepherd of tender youth”
the oldest surviving Christian hymn
athanasius
church father known for defending the deity of Christ
augustine of hippo
bishop of the Christian church who defended the gospel; great influence on future Protestant leaders
people of punt
known for extensive trade with asia and the middle east
ghana
traded with arabia for gold and slaves; ruled from AD 300-1200
ghana
AD 300-1200
mali
ruled after ghana fell
mali
AD 1200-1500
mansa musa
greatest ruler of the mali empire
timbuktu
the important trading center that mansa musa made
songhai
ruled in west africa
songhai
AD 1400-1500
songhai
monopolized trade across the sahara
askia the great
one of the greatest rulers of the songhai empire
kingdom of benin
led by the powerful king ewuare (their greatest ruler)
king ewaure
the kingdom of benin’s greatest ruler
kingdom of the kongo
largest central african kingdom until the 1700s; zimbabwe was their capital
zimbabwe
capital of the kingdom of the kongo
animism
natural things and animals are inhabited by spirits